Scripture Reference: John 6:1-14, 25-51
What is our natural response when we don’t have enough patience, kindness, faith, resources, wisdom, or humility? How might our response change if we follow Jesus’ pattern?
Henri Nouwen’s Life of the …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 23
Is there a more appropriately famous Psalm than the 23rd? For good reason God's people have clung to it in times of distress. But when was the last time we camped out …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 110
A powerful instinct defines our humanity in the object of our admiration. We become like what we admire. David in Psalm 110 penned a verse that was quoted or referred to over …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 32
David shows us that guilt can actually lead us to a place of joy. It sounds so upside down in today's world, however, being honest with guilt and turning to the right …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 137
The Psalms are capable it turns out of exposing the darkest parts of our heart, the places where we experience deep and violent thoughts of hatred. But there is a godly way …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 145
Is there anything worse than feeling down and having some terminally perky religious person tell you to "cheer up and praise the Lord?" Yet, in Psalm 145, David ends his Psalm authorship …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 16
The emotion of hope consists of having something to look forward to even in the bleakness of everyday life. But David has found the key to celebrating even in the midst of …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 73
Does doubting mean lack of faith? Does doubting mean immaturity? What does a follower of Jesus do with their doubts? Psalm 73 gives us a window into the doubt of a Psalmist …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 87
For most of us, when we start to feel the aching sense of loneliness that seems to characterize more and more of modern life, we turn inward to our problems or even …
Scripture Reference: Psalm 88
Psalm 88 is unique in that it doesn't have a happy ending. In most other Psalms, the writer finds God's hand in everything they're experiencing. But what if you've tried that, but …
